Americana

Blue Sage BandBLUE SAGE BAND

MIKE IVERSON

(801)782-0534

Featuring banjo, bass, dobro, mandolin, guitar & twin fiddles,

the Blue Sage Band is a high energy acoustic folk ensemble

specializing in bluegrass, folk, western and americana.

Blue Sage -who we are...

Band members

The BandThe music of Blue Sage revolves around the repertoire of band leader Mike Iverson, who is know worldwide as part of an elite group of progressive minded clawhammer banjo players.

Ken Sager (mandolin & dobro) and Jake Workman (guitar), two of Utah’s finest bluegrass musicians, add hot improvisation solos that soar above the driving bass fiddle of Shauna Iverson.

Blue Sage features the "twin fiddles" of Rob Ricks and Heather Blaisdell. Rob is an incredibly gifted bluegrass fiddler while Heather draws from the Celtic and American fiddle tradition; the mix of the two styles is pure magic on stage!

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Select list of Past Performances

*Channel 2 Days of 47 Pops Concert Salt Lake City. Utah *National Western Music Festival Albuquerque, New Mexico *OFOAM Acoustic Music Festival Ogden, Utah *Headline Act - Weber Co. Fair Ogden, Utah*Festival of the American West Logan, Utah *O.C. Tanner Amphitheater Zions National Park *Clark Co. Fair and Rodeo Logandale, Nevada *Entrada Institute Concert Series Bicknell, Utah *Mormon Trail Celebration Ashland, Nebraska *Utah Arts Festival Salt Lake City, Utah *Moapa Valley Arts Council Concert Series Logandale, Nevada *Birch Creek Bluegrass Festival Fountain Green, Utah *Moab Arts Festival Moab, Utah *Timpanogos Storytellers Festival Orem, Utah*Fort Bridger Mtn. Man Rendezvous Fort Bridger, Wyoming *Buckaroo Festival Heber City, Utah *Western Legends Festival Kanab, Utah *Music in the Mountains Concert Series Park City, Utah *Southern Utah Folklife Festival Springdale, Utah *Wilderness Circuit Finals Rodeo Ogden, Utah *Park City Arts Festival Park City, Utah

*Twilight Music Series St. George, Utah *Summerfest Logan, Utah *Helper Arts Festival Helper, Utah *Cowboy Music & Poetry Roundup Torrey, Utah *Ogden Harvest Festival Ogden, Utah *Utah Cultural Center Concert Series West Valley City, Utah *Beehive Jubilee This Is The Place State Park *Canyon Country Western Arts Festival Cedar City, Utah *Iron County Cowboy Days Parawan, Utah *Davis County Fair Farmingtion, Utah *Mtn. Man Rendezvous Fort Buenaventura State Park *Cowboy Music & Poetry Concert Malad, Idaho*Red Rock Bluegrass Festival St. George, Utah *Pioneer Days Concert at Egyptian Theater Ogden, Utah *Millard County Fair Delta, Utah *Morgala Days Celebration Morgan, Utah *Scandinavian / Pioneer Festival Ephraim, Utah *Ogden River Parkway Festival Ogden, Utah *Carbon County Fair Castledale, Utah *Hof Winter Carnival Ogden, Utah *Porter Rockwell Cowboy Poetry Gathering Brigham City, Utah *Golden Spike Cowboy Music Festival Ogden, Utah*Concerts in the Park in: Park City, Layton, Ogden, Murray, Smithfield, Logan, Riverside, Delta, Tremonton, Richfield, Mendon, Oak City, Midvale, St. George, Richfield, and Brian Head 4/6

On Stage

Versatile -solo to bluegrass sextet

Blue Sage can perform in a variety of configurations for different events. Solo, duo, trio, quartet, or quintet. Here you can see Mike doing a solo show for the Smithsonian Institute at one of their traveling exhibitions.

We host old-time barn dances for many events we play (especially weddings). We use excellent callers, all of whom are very good at getting non-dancers up and having a good time. This type of dance (contra) is similar to square dancing but much easier and, in our opinion, much more fun!

We can perform as a full, five or six piece band for occasions where a high energy bluegrass/newgrass sound is wanted. Blending elements of bluegrass, folk, blues, rock, and jazz; this configuration defies description. A classic 'Grateful Dead' piece might be followed by a light jazz sounding instrumental tune which in turn might be followed by a hard driving bluegrass song. The one constant is the use of the clawhammer style of banjo in genres of music which have seldom heard it's unique sound!

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Blue Sage -why we are the right band for you!

Our instrumentation is based on folk and bluegrass stylings but our songs are rooted in the western tradition and therefore perfect for 'western' themed events!

Blue Sage performances feature a wide variety of styles; folk, western swing, bluegrass, old time fiddle/banjo tunes, acoustic rock and americana. We are very easy on the ears!

We pride ourselves in being personable and adaptable and we always try to accommodate the wishes of those who have hired us.

We always dress appropriately. Our costuming is usually "nice casual" but changes if the presenter wants another theme (old time cowboy, pioneer, formal, etc.).

The music of Blue Sage appeals to all age groups.

We can provide our own professional quality sound reinforcement which you are welcome to use for announcements.

Thanks For booking information contact:Mike Iverson(801)782-0534

email: mike@bluesageband.comwebsite: www.banjoutah.com